DNR chief: Buckle may be cause of Sapelo gangplank failure
The Sapelo Island gangway collapse that killed seven people over the weekend may have been due to buckled metal, the head of the state agency that operates the ferry dock said Tuesday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Department of Natural Resources have taken custody of the 80-foot ramp and removed it to a warehouse,
DNR Chief: Investigation of Sapelo Island Gangway Collapse Could Take Time
Investigators interviewing witnesses to Saturday's tragic gangway collapse on Sapelo Island and examining evidence won't have a quick answer to what caused the structure to give way, Georgia
DNR investigating Sapelo Island gangway collapse
As many as 40 people may have been on a gangway leading to a boat dock before it collapsed Saturday afternoon, resulting in seven deaths, a state official said Sunday.
DNR chief: Sapelo gangway collapsed in the middle
As many as 40 people may have been on a gangway leading to a boat dock before it collapsed Saturday afternoon, resulting in seven deaths, a state official said Sunday.
'Catastrophic failure' cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on Georgia's Sapelo Island
The "catastrophic failure" of an aluminum ferry gangway caused the deaths Saturday of seven people who were attending an annual cultural event on historic Sapelo Island off the coast of Georgia, officials said Sunday.
Saturday's deadly Sapelo gangplank collapse caused by 'catastrophic failure,' state says
This story has been updated with a video. “Catastrophic failure” caused a gangway to collapse into the water at a ferry dock on Sapelo Island Saturday afternoon, leading to seven deaths, state ...
Investigation launched into 'catastrophic failure' of Sapelo Island gangway
The state is not necessarily the best actor to be investigating itself,” attorney Francys Johnson, who is representing the victims, said.
7 dead after Sapelo Island gangway collapse
On Saturday, October 19, at approximately 4:30p.m., the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and multiple local, state and federal agencies responded to a gangway collapse at the Marsh Landing Dock on Sapelo Island.
Identities of 7 who died in Georgia dock collapse released. The youngest was 73.
The tragedy occurred late Saturday as visitors were leaving a Culture Day celebration on historic Sapelo Island.
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Special Georgia DNR team to investigate collapsed Sapelo Island gangway
The head of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said a gangway that collapsed over the weekend on Sapelo Island, leading to seven deaths, is being inspected.
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Victims in deadly gangway collapse in Georgia identified; Descendants express concerns
Seven people who died after a portion of a gangway at a ferry dock collapsed into Georgia waters were identified Sunday.
Deaths in South Georgia gangway collapse involved victims from 73 to 93 years old
The seven victims of Saturday’s gangplank collapse on Sapelo Island ranged in age from 73 to 93, according to the McIntosh ...
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4 of 7 people killed in Sapelo Island gangway collapse were from Jacksonville, officials say
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Walter Rabon said at a Sunday press conference the collapse occurred as crowds gathered on the island for a celebration of its Gullah-Geechee ...
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'Catastrophic failure' cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on Georgia island
Three other people were critically injured and remained hospitalized Sunday afternoon, Commissioner Walter Rabon of the Georgia Department of Natural Resouces said during a news conference.
Eyewitness Describes The Deadly Dock Walkway Collapse In Georgia That Left Seven Dead
Icy Whites family was among hundreds visiting the isolated Georgia barrier island Saturday for a fall festival spotlighting ...